Letter from the Commissioner of Army Accounts
Document 1786Letter from the Commissioner of Army Accounts and Paymaster General. Pierce was appointed by Congress for settling the pay accounts of the Revolutionary War Army. States at the end of the letter that he will be responsible for certain payments.
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Letter from the Commissioner of Army Accounts and Paymaster General. Pierce was appointed by Congress for settling the pay accounts of the Revolutionary War Army. States at the end of the letter that he will be responsible for certain payments.
Date
08/07/1786
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Watertown
Document number
1786080721301
Page start
1
Note
Largely illegible.
Notable persons
Simon Jackson
John Pierce
paymaster general
commissioner of army accounts
Notable locations
Watertown
Boston
Allentown
New York
New Hampshire
Notable items
settlement
pay accounts
payments
Revolutionary War
army accounts